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| Speaker Ian Urbina of the New York Times |
Today was the first full day of the St. Albans School of Public Service program (and as of this post, it's not over yet -- the group is attending the Salute to the 2016 Presidential Scholars concert at the Kennedy Center). We started the day off with the first speaker of the 2016 session, Mr. Ian Urbina of the
New York Times. Mr. Urbina spoke about his career as an investigative journalist and led the students of a "deep dive" (no pun intended) into his most recent series of articles, the groundbreaking
Outlaw Ocean Series (click on preceding link to go to the series). Our bright and motivated SPS 2016 students asked lots of great questions!
After a break for lunch, SPS 2016 took part in their first case study of the session, which set forth a series of vignettes to consider the concept of whether it can ever be in the public interest for government officials to be less than fully honest with the public. Then it was on to a different arena: the Amazing Race, Cathedral Close* Edition (*name for the grounds on which a Cathedral sits). Six intrepid teams deciphered clues at various locations around the campus on which St. Albans School sits. Tonight, it's off to the storied Kennedy Center to watch some talented young artists in concert.
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| Team Four -- major competitors -- at the outset of the Race! |
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Zoe, Dillon, and Tommy of Team Three n a group selfie with
the St. Albans Bulldog (a clue location!) |
